The English Football Belt · season
The 1967–68 season
41 belt games · 15 title changesArsenal carried the belt into the 1967–68 season. It changed hands 15 times among 13 franchises, and Leicester City finished the season with it. Most defenses: Manchester City, 8.
Who held it, in order
ArsenalLiverpoolArsenalNewcastleLeedsMan CityWest BromLiverpoolEvertonSouthamptonBurnleyTottenhamChelseaEvertonForestLeicester
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,607 | Aug 19, 1967 | Arsenal beat Stoke City 2–0 | Defense |
| 2,608 | Aug 22, 1967 | Liverpool beat Arsenal 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,609 | Aug 26, 1967 | Liverpool beat Newcastle United 6–0 | Defense |
| 2,610 | Aug 28, 1967 | Arsenal beat Liverpool 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,611 | Sep 2, 1967 | Arsenal and Coventry City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,612 | Sep 6, 1967 | Arsenal beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,613 | Sep 9, 1967 | Arsenal beat Sheffield United 4–2 | Defense |
| 2,614 | Sep 16, 1967 | Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 | Defense |
| 2,615 | Sep 23, 1967 | Arsenal beat Manchester City 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,616 | Sep 30, 1967 | Newcastle United beat Arsenal 2–1 | Title change |
| 2,617 | Oct 7, 1967 | Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,618 | Oct 14, 1967 | Newcastle United beat Fulham 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,619 | Oct 25, 1967 | Leeds United beat Newcastle United 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,620 | Oct 28, 1967 | Manchester City beat Leeds United 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,621 | Nov 4, 1967 | Manchester City and Everton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,622 | Nov 11, 1967 | Manchester City beat Leicester City 6–0 | Defense |
| 2,623 | Nov 18, 1967 | Manchester City beat West Ham United 3–2 | Defense |
| 2,624 | Nov 25, 1967 | Manchester City beat Burnley 4–2 | Defense |
| 2,625 | Dec 2, 1967 | Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,626 | Dec 9, 1967 | Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 | Defense |
| 2,627 | Dec 16, 1967 | Manchester City and Liverpool tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,628 | Dec 23, 1967 | Manchester City beat Stoke City 4–2 | Defense |
| 2,629 | Dec 26, 1967 | West Bromwich Albion beat Manchester City 3–2 | Title change |
| 2,630 | Dec 30, 1967 | West Bromwich Albion beat Manchester City 2–0 | Defense |
| 2,631 | Jan 6, 1968 | Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion 4–1 | Title change |
| 2,632 | Jan 20, 1968 | Liverpool beat Southampton 2–0 | Defense |
| 2,633 | Feb 3, 1968 | Everton beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,634 | Feb 26, 1968 | Southampton beat Everton 3–2 | Title change |
| 2,635 | Mar 2, 1968 | Southampton beat Sunderland 3–0 | Defense |
| 2,636 | Mar 8, 1968 | Southampton beat Fulham 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,637 | Mar 16, 1968 | Southampton and West Ham United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,638 | Mar 23, 1968 | Burnley beat Southampton 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,639 | Mar 30, 1968 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Burnley 5–0 | Title change |
| 2,640 | Apr 6, 1968 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Southampton 6–1 | Defense |
| 2,641 | Apr 12, 1968 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Leeds United 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,642 | Apr 13, 1968 | Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,643 | Apr 16, 1968 | Chelsea beat Manchester City 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,644 | Apr 20, 1968 | Everton beat Chelsea 2–1 | Title change |
| 2,645 | Apr 22, 1968 | Nottingham Forest beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,646 | May 4, 1968 | Leicester City beat Nottingham Forest 4–2 | Title change |
| 2,647 | May 11, 1968 | Leicester City and Stoke City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |